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Characters

• Magua (ma-gwah)– the villain of the piece; a Huron chief driven from his tribe for drunkenness and later whipped by the British Army (also for drunkenness), for which he blames Colonel Munro. Also known as "Sly Fox."
• Chingachgook – last chief of the Mohican tribe; escort to the traveling Munro sisters, father to Uncas. Also has the Indian name of "Great Snake".
• Uncas – the son of Chingachgook and the titular "Last of the Mohicans" (meaning, the last pure-blooded Mohican born).^[5]
• Natty Bumppo/ Hawkeye – the "American hero" and escort to the Munro sisters, long-time friend of Chingachgook. Also known to the Indians and the French as "La Longue Carabine" on account of his long rifle and shooting skills.
• Cora Munro – dark-haired daughter of Colonel Munro; her mother (who died young) was a mulatto,^[6] half-white half-Negro^[7]; which means that Cora is a quadroon^[8]. The Huron chief Magua takes a liking for her and wants to make her his wife. Later in the book Cora meets her end by the knife of one of Magua's men
• Alice Munro – Cora's younger, blond half-sister.
• Colonel Munro – the sisters' father, a British army colonel in command of Fort William Henry.
• Duncan Heyward – a British army major from Virginia who falls in love with Cora Munro.^[9]
• David Gamut – a psalmodist (teacher of psalm singing) also known as "the singing master" due to the fact that he sang for every event.
• General Daniel Webb – Colonel Munro's commanding officer, originally stationed at Albany, who later takes command at Fort Edward (from where he cannot or will not come to Colonel Munro's aid when Fort William Henry is besieged by the French).
• General Marquis de Montcalm – the French commander-in-chief, referred to by the Hurons and other Indian allies of the French as "The great white father of the Canadas".
• Tamenund – An ancient, wise, and revered Delaware Indian sage who has outlived three generations of warriors. He is the "Sachem" of the Delaware.