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Nov 9, 2021 · Robert Mullan, son of Peggy (of Red Hot Beef Steak fame), was the official proprietor of Tun Tavern and was dubbed "Chief Marine Recruiter." Nicholas and Mullan recruited skilled marksmen to...
The tavern’s manager, Robert Mullan, was the "chief Marine Recruiter". Though legend places its first recruiting post at Tun Tavern, the historian Edwin Simmons surmises that it was more likely the Conestoga Waggon [ sic ], a tavern owned by the Nicholas family.
- 1686
- United States
- Robert Mullan
Apr 22, 2021 · The Tun Tavern was co-owned by Robert Mullan when the Continental Congress called for the formation of “two Battalions of marines” in November 1775. Mullan, an acquittance of Captain Samuel Nicholas, was commissioned as a first lieutenant of the new force.
Apr 27, 2023 · SpecForce. On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress commissioned Robert Mullan, proprietor of the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, to raise two battalions of marines under the leadership of SAMUEL NICHOLAS .
Nicholas in turn called upon his friend Robert Mullan, the son of Thomas and Peg Mullan and co-proprietor of Tun Tavern, for assistance in recruiting men to serve. Robert Mullan, commissioned as a first lieutenant, logically selected his place of business as the Marines’ recruiting station.
Robert Mullan. Director: Gitel. Holding both British and Irish citizenship, Robert Mullan is best-known for his features, Mad to be Normal, Letters to Sofija, Gitel and We Will Sing, all of which he wrote and directed. In the past he has shot single documentaries in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the USA, Germany, France, Egypt and throughout the UK.
Nov 10, 2015 · The story dates to late November 1775, when newly commissioned Captains Samuel Nicholas and Robert Mullan supposedly organized the first Marine Corps muster at Tun Tavern, a popular watering...
