Magua’s Revenge

This flow follows Magua’s grievance against Munro as it shapes his deception, demands, and struggle with the people he has captured. This flow traces Hawkeye and the Mohicans’ effort to follow the captors, discover the prisoners’ location, and intervene before the execution. This flow traces the shift from a woodland rescue to the larger military crisis surrounding William Henry. This flow traces the British garrison's collapse from hopeful resistance to an honorable but forced capitulation. This flow follows the search for Cora and Alice from the massacre ground into the Huron country. This flow traces Montcalm's movement from honorable negotiation to failure to restrain the violence unleashed by his allies. This flow traces how the rescue party turns scattered signs into a sustained pursuit of Magua's captives. This flow focuses on the garrison's transition from besieged defenders to displaced survivors under an uneasy surrender. This flow traces Duncan and Hawkeye’s rescue efforts from the Huron village to the Delaware camp, where escape turns into a renewed campaign to save Cora. This flow follows Uncas from a condemned captive to the recognized heir of Delaware authority and commander of a rescue expedition. This flow traces how Magua converts personal vengeance and political calculation into temporary leadership, then uses Delaware law to secure Cora. This flow traces the Delaware assembly’s movement from suspicion and rigid law toward recognition of Uncas and a contested decision about Cora. This flow follows the changing balance of control as Huron captives escape, Magua recovers Cora, and the Delawares prepare to pursue him.

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The Baited Promise

The Baited Promise Heyward’s appeal Heyward offers Magua wealth, status, weapons, and drink if he will return Munro’s daughters. Magua listens, but his attention shifts when Heyward links the offer to Magua’s past exile. Misread motives Heyward mistakes hesitation for willingness to bargain. Magua’s silence conceals a revenge that material rewards cannot satisfy.

The Huron Oration

The Huron Oration Collective memory Magua recounts the Huron losses, praising the dead and invoking the grief of their families. He turns individual deaths into a shared obligation to avenge them. The crowd mobilized His speech makes the prisoners the available targets of collective anger. The Hurons rush forward, and Magua redirects their violence toward prolonged suffering rather than immediate killing.

Watching the Island

Watching the Island A hidden position Hawkeye and the Mohicans remain concealed near the river rather than seeking immediate help from Fort Edward. They listen for signs of the Hurons and the prisoners. Risky patience Uncas is eager to act, but the rescuers wait until they can locate the captives. Their restraint costs time while preserving the chance of a surprise attack.

The Missing Daughters

A Father's Request Munro's priority When Heyward asks how he can help, Munro answers only, “My daughters.” His military role has not erased his private responsibility. A hurried separation Heyward finds Cora and Alice ready to leave and arranges David Gamut as their escort. The sisters depart among the displaced civilians, relying on the capitulation's protections.

The Plain of Death

The Massacre A false assurance As the British column crosses the plain, violence breaks out among the Native allies. The promised restraints fail to protect the departing people. Separation in chaos Cora stays with unconscious Alice while Munro moves toward Montcalm to demand an escort. Magua takes Alice, and Cora follows him into the woods with David behind her.

Munro's Despair

The Commander's Blow Hopes destroyed Munro learns that Webb will send no soldiers to relieve him and that surrender is being recommended. The letter undoes his expectation that his superior will share the danger. Duty restored Heyward reminds Munro that the garrison still possesses its honor. The old commander recovers enough resolve to return to the ramparts and fulfill his duty.

Webb's Letter

The Abandoned Garrison A broken expectation Munro receives Webb's captured letter and learns that no relief is coming. The news transforms military uncertainty into certainty of isolation. The cost of command The veteran reads the message as betrayal, while Heyward urges him to defend the fort's honor. Their exchange turns despair briefly back toward duty.

Terms of Capitulation

Terms of Capitulation An unexpected offer Montcalm says the fort must be surrendered and destroyed, but offers the defenders their colors, arms, baggage, and an honorable departure. His generosity contrasts with the military advantage he holds. A negotiated dignity Heyward carries the terms to Munro, who authorizes him to settle them. The agreement preserves the garrison's formal honor even as it ends its resistance.

The Honorable Articles

Conditions of Defeat The questions of a soldier Heyward asks whether the garrison may keep its colors and arms and how it will leave the fort. Montcalm answers each demand with unusual generosity. A formal surrender The place itself must be destroyed, but the soldiers can depart with their military symbols and equipment. The agreement separates loss of territory from loss of honor.

Generous Terms

Courtesy in Victory A magnanimous offer Montcalm gives the British garrison terms that preserve its arms, colors, and military dignity. His conduct distinguishes personal courtesy from the demands of conquest. A reputation at stake Munro recognizes the unexpected generosity, even while grieving Webb's refusal to help. Montcalm appears capable of honoring brave opponents, but his influence is about to be tested.

The Final Night

The Final Night Unequal moods The French celebrate victory while the British remain silent and dejected. The opposing camps share the same woods, but experience the night as triumph and loss. A fragile truce Sentinels enforce the agreed terms, warning the other side not to approach before the appointed hour. The quiet is only a pause before the transfer of the fort.

The French Standard

A Change of Masters The formal handover French troops take possession of the gates as the British column prepares to leave. Their disciplined ceremony follows the surrender agreement. The conquered depart Women, children, wounded soldiers, and exhausted troops move out across the plain. The departing column is vulnerable despite the promise of safe passage.

Magua's Defiance

Peace Without Control The alliance challenged Montcalm finds Magua prepared to attack the British despite the agreed peace. Magua argues that his people have gained no scalps and that the hatchet remains unburied. Influence by concession Montcalm reminds him that the British have surrendered, but must rely on negotiation rather than command. His authority over the allied warriors proves weaker than the treaty requires.

A Warning Scar

The Wound Behind the Alliance Magua's grievance Magua makes Montcalm feel the scar on his chest and shows him the marks left by abuse in the English fort. The gesture reveals a personal history beneath his demand for revenge. A partial restraint Montcalm insists that Magua must teach his people to respect the peace. Magua agrees to speak to the Hurons, but his answer does not promise that he can master their anger.

The Women's Escort

Protecting the Vulnerable Heyward's concern Heyward worries that Cora and Alice may be exposed to confusion and insult during the departure. Cora trusts that their father's standing will protect them, but accepts an escort. David's promise David agrees to accompany the sisters and guard them under the capitulation. His meekness becomes a practical form of loyalty when the soldiers can no longer protect everyone themselves.

The Forced March

The Cost of Departure A strained column Sick and wounded soldiers lack enough transport, while women and children move in fear among the ranks. The orderly form of military withdrawal cannot conceal the human hardship. An exposed passage The column leaves the protection of the fort and crosses open ground watched by Native warriors. The stipulated escort and military honors prove insufficient to prevent the coming attack.

The Massacre Signal

The Failure of Restraint Violence erupts After disorder begins among the stragglers, Magua gives the whoop that summons the scattered warriors. The attack expands into a massacre of the departing column. Command without intervention The French troops stand by while the violence continues. The narrative presents Montcalm's failure to enforce the terms as a moral collapse, not merely a military complication.

The Broken Column

The Surrender Shattered The attack spreads A dispute over stolen property gathers more warriors, and violence escalates into a mass assault. The disarmed and exhausted column struggles to defend itself. Families separated Cora stays beside Alice, while Magua seizes the younger sister and takes her toward the woods. The march becomes a catastrophe that fractures both the garrison and the Munro family.

A Green Veil

A Trace in the Bushes Signs of survival Uncas finds a fragment of Cora's green veil rather than a body among the dead. The discovery gives Munro and Heyward a reason to hope that the sisters survived. The trail takes shape More veil fragments lead the searchers toward the forest. A moccasin print identifies Magua, while David's lost instrument suggests that he accompanied the captives.

A Tarnished Legacy

Heroism and Failure The historical judgment The narrator recalls Montcalm's later heroic reputation while insisting that his conduct at William Henry must remain part of his record. Public admiration can conceal moral failure. Courtesy's limit His honorable treatment of Munro cannot cancel his inability to protect the surrendered soldiers. The distinction between good manners and moral courage becomes central to his legacy.

The Captives Divided

Two Routes into Captivity Magua's choice David reports that Magua separated the sisters after reaching his people's encampment. Cora is held by a neighboring allied people, while Alice remains among the Hurons. A divided rescue problem The sisters are not together, and each is exposed to a different community's decisions. The rescuers must find a way to pursue both without sacrificing either one.

Reading the Veil

Reading the Ground Uncas's discovery The young Mohican finds the first fragment of Cora's veil at the edge of the massacre plain. He follows with another fragment, making the route visible to the searching party. A father's hope Munro grips the fragment and searches the bushes for proof of his daughters. The trail offers hope, but also confirms that the women have been carried away from the fort.

Magua's Footprint

Identifying the Captor Distinctive evidence The scout and Chingachgook compare the moccasin print with earlier tracks and identify Magua. Their knowledge converts a vague trail into a particular enemy's route. Alice remains uncertain No clear sign of Alice appears at first, and Heyward's anxiety rises. A later trinket belonging to her confirms that she too passed through the area.

Across the Lake

Escape by Water Concealing their departure The party uses stone, timber, and a board to reach a canoe without leaving a clear trail. Hawkeye chooses water as a way to prevent their pursuers from reading their route. A dangerous crossing At the lake narrows, the travelers spot smoke and then canoes pursuing them. The search for the sisters becomes a running escape across open water.

The False Trail

Recovering the Scent A trail concealed At a spring, Magua's party appears to vanish. Uncas drains a small watercourse and discovers a moccasin print hidden in its muddy bed. David's tracks The footprint belongs to David, who has been forced to travel in moccasins. Hawkeye reconstructs how the captors concealed the women's footprints and carried them on a rough handbarrow.

The Fort’s Exposure

The Fort’s Exposure A revealing height From a mountain ledge, the travelers see William Henry, its garrison, and Montcalm’s large encampment. The view makes the imbalance of forces unmistakable. No safe direct route The fort is invested, and the approaching fog offers only a brief chance to cross. The rescue has delivered the group to a new danger rather than to safety.

The Artillery Siege

The Artillery Siege A changing scale Montcalm’s artillery continues to batter the fort, while the British defenders try to maintain their position. Individual courage now operates within a crisis shaped by armies and supplies. Personal stakes persist Munro’s daughters are reunited with him, but the family’s relief is short-lived. Their safety depends on a military defense whose prospects are worsening.

The Rescue Plan

Two Rescue Attempts The scout's caution Hawkeye proposes that David return to the lodges and signal when the rescuers are ready. He favors patience and coordination over an impulsive attack. Heyward's decision Heyward insists on entering the Huron settlement in disguise to reach Alice, while Hawkeye and the Mohicans seek Cora. Their plan divides the party and turns the pursuit into two dangerous missions.

Uncas’s Sentence

A Sentence at Dawn The Huron judgment Uncas is condemned after Magua turns the Hurons’ grief for their dead into a demand for revenge. The sentence makes rescue urgent and places Duncan among enemies who may discover his disguise. A captive’s resolve Uncas faces the judgment without pleading or retreating. His composure sustains Duncan’s hope even as the sentence sets a deadline for every attempt to reach him.

A Captive in Chains

The Bound Warrior Public recognition Magua identifies Uncas as Le Cerf Agile, a renowned enemy warrior. The recognition turns the captive into a target of collective vengeance, and Uncas is bound and removed from the council lodge. Strength under threat Uncas does not answer humiliation with panic. His restraint preserves his authority among those watching and makes his later transformation before the Delawares more powerful.

The Huron Oration

Revenge Made Public A story of the dead Magua recounts the losses inflicted on the Hurons and praises the virtues of the fallen. He frames Uncas’s death as a way to equip the dead for the next world and to restore honor to the tribe. Persuasion as force By joining grief, custom, and revenge, Magua moves the Hurons toward execution. His speech lets a personal vendetta appear to be the collective will of the people.

Duncan’s Search

Searching the Village Alice’s absence Duncan searches the Huron lodges for Alice, whose captivity has drawn him into danger. He finds no trace of her, and each failure deepens his uncertainty about where she has been hidden. A second concern His search is also held in place by concern for Uncas. The young captive’s danger gives Duncan a reason to remain in the village when escape might otherwise seem possible.

The Mountain Cavern

A Hidden Refuge The sick woman’s chamber Disguised as a medicine man, Duncan is led into a cavern where a sick Huron woman has been sheltered. The stone chambers conceal the tribe’s valuables and provide a hiding place for Alice. A chance discovery Duncan finds David Gamut beside the invalid, then learns that Alice is held in another chamber. The cavern’s divisions turn a frustrating search into a narrow opportunity for rescue.

The Cavern Rescue

Escape from the Cavern Magua’s trap Magua discovers Duncan and Alice and blocks the passage Duncan used to enter. Duncan has no weapon and cannot protect Alice alone, but Hawkeye’s bear disguise gives the rescue party an unexpected advantage. A risky deception Hawkeye overpowers Magua while Duncan binds him. They carry the weakened Alice out through the cavern, relying on Duncan’s invented story about containing an evil spirit to pass the waiting Hurons.

The Delaware Refuge

A Narrow Escape Parting in the forest Hawkeye guides Duncan and Alice toward the Delaware camp, but refuses to abandon Uncas. His choice separates the rescuers: Duncan escorts Alice to safety while Hawkeye returns to the Hurons. A mission renewed The escape saves Alice without ending the danger. Hawkeye’s return, followed by his effort to free Uncas, turns a flight from captivity into a larger rescue mission.

The Huron Advantage

Captives Under Control A divided group The Hurons separate the sisters, keeping Alice close while Cora is entrusted to their allies. Duncan and Uncas are also exposed to Huron authority, leaving the captives without a shared route to safety. Magua’s leverage The division serves Magua’s personal and political aims. Alice’s captivity can influence Cora, while control of the other prisoners gives him leverage over his enemies.

The Rescue Reverses Control

A Sudden Shift The captors outmaneuvered Hawkeye’s disguises and Duncan’s quick improvisation turn Huron beliefs into openings for escape. Magua is bound, Alice is carried out, and Uncas is released from his prison. A brief advantage The rescuers gain freedom without destroying the Huron capacity to retaliate. Their success buys time, while the discovery of the deception sets the tribe against them.

The Huron Pursuit

The Chase Begins Alarm across the village The Hurons discover David posing as Uncas and raise an alarm. Warriors assemble, search the cave, and learn that the escapees have reached the Delaware camp. Revenge redirected Magua recovers his authority and directs the pursuit through political planning. The chase is no longer simply a response to escaped prisoners; it becomes a contest over allies, reputation, and access to Cora.

The Divided Route

Separate Destinations Captivity mapped David explains that Cora is held in a nearby community and Alice with the Hurons. The pursuing party now knows that a single direct chase cannot reach both sisters. A split mission Heyward chooses the riskier approach to Alice, while Hawkeye and the Mohicans pursue a possible path to Cora. The rescue depends on timing, signals, and trust between separated companions.

Hawkeye’s Rescue

Freedom in Disguise The captive’s release Hawkeye enters Uncas’s prison disguised as a bear, with David helping create a distraction. Once the guards are drawn away, Hawkeye cuts Uncas free and gives him a knife. Loyalty over flight Uncas refuses to leave Hawkeye behind when the scout suggests he could escape first. His decision makes their friendship part of the danger rather than a reason to evade it.

The Delaware Audience

Diplomacy as Leverage Courtesy and gifts Magua approaches the Delawares as a friend, shares a meal, and distributes gifts. These gestures soften the reception and help him raise the question of his prisoners without appearing to demand them. A political accusation He suggests that the Delawares shelter the English scout La Longue Carabine. By invoking their strained relationship with the French, he makes their hospitality seem politically dangerous.

A Camp in Suspense

A Waiting Nation Signs of concern The Delaware camp appears unusually alert, with warriors tending weapons and groups watching a central lodge. The community senses that a consequential decision is approaching, although the immediate subject remains unstated. Ceremony and authority The people wait for their elders rather than forcing a premature debate. Their discipline makes the eventual assembly feel like a collective act of judgment, not an impulsive response to the prisoners’ arrival.

Tamenund’s Arrival

The Elder Judge A revered presence Tamenund enters supported by attendants, carrying the signs of a long life and a respected public history. The Delawares greet him with gestures of affection and deference. Authority from memory His age gives him a place beyond ordinary disputes, but it does not make him omniscient. The assembly looks to him to interpret justice at a moment when the tribe’s history and present alliances collide.

The Council’s Confidence

Political Recovery Prudence over rashness Magua discourages a direct assault on the Delaware camp, citing the risks of provoking stronger enemies and damaging Huron interests. He makes caution sound like a strategy for victory rather than reluctance. Authority regained His measured proposal satisfies both cautious elders and warriors hungry for revenge. The tribe entrusts him with direction, restoring the authority he had previously lost through his own failures.

A Legal Transfer

Control Changes Hands Magua’s claim The Delaware judgment allows Magua to take Cora, while Duncan, Hawkeye, and Alice remain in the camp. The ruling restores the Huron chief’s immediate control over the woman he most values. A divided outcome The other captives are not all returned, and the decision does not settle the conflict. Magua wins a passage out, but the Delawares’ restraint is tied to a limited truce.

The Tortoise Claim

Ancestry Revealed A disputed identity Uncas announces that he speaks the Delaware tongue, but the claim first appears to confirm the charge that he is a treacherous intruder. Tamenund and the assembled people initially regard him with suspicion. The ancestral sign The tattooed tortoise on Uncas’s chest reveals his descent from the old Delaware line. His identity changes the meaning of his captivity and gives him standing among the people who had condemned him.

The Heir Recognized

A Restored Line Tamenund’s recognition Tamenund recognizes Uncas as the descendant who may succeed him, greeting him as the surviving heir of the Lenape’s ancient leadership. A sentence of torture gives way to astonishment and reverence. Authority through ancestry Uncas explains why his family lived apart from the Delaware council fires. The account connects his personal identity to the tribe’s history and confirms his place without erasing the years of separation.

The War Leader

Command in Crisis A nation mobilized After Magua claims Cora under Delaware law, Uncas initiates the war ceremony and calls the tribe to action. His status as heir becomes practical leadership as warriors assemble for pursuit. Rescue as responsibility Uncas’s new authority is tested immediately by Cora’s danger. He coordinates the expedition with the chiefs’ customs in mind, even when grief and anger press him toward an immediate attack.

Cora Claimed

The Legal Victory A claim under custom Magua invokes the Delaware principle that prisoners should be returned to their captor. Uncas concedes that Magua has a claim to Cora, and Tamenund upholds the rule despite the pleas around him. Triumph without satisfaction Magua leaves with Cora, having used law where force would have failed. His victory is real but temporary: the Delaware nation soon prepares to pursue him once its truce expires.

The Rifle Contest

Proof Before Judgment A disputed identity Magua identifies Hawkeye as La Longue Carabine, while Duncan tries to obstruct the accusation. The Delaware elders demand evidence rather than relying on either man’s word. Skill made visible Hawkeye’s accuracy settles the question and confirms his identity. The test delays Magua’s plan, but it also establishes the scout’s reputation before the whole nation.

Uncas’s Recognition

The Heir Revealed An accusation overturned Uncas is introduced as a traitor to the Delawares, but his language and the tortoise tattoo on his chest reveal his ancestry. The crowd’s hostility gives way to recognition of a surviving line. Judgment transformed Tamenund names Uncas as the heir of his people. The change demonstrates that the assembly’s verdict can shift when identity and inherited responsibility become visible.

A Wounded Grudge

A Wounded Grudge The remembered punishment Magua recounts how Munro ordered him whipped after drinking firewater. He regards the punishment as an enduring humiliation, unlike wounds received honorably in battle. A personal reckoning His grievance combines injury, colonial influence, and his own choices. Cora’s refusal to excuse either injustice or wrongdoing frustrates his attempt to claim moral authority.

The Captive Demand

The Captive Demand Revenge by coercion Magua demands that Cora follow him and live as his wife. He intends to make Munro suffer through his daughter rather than confront the commander directly. Cora’s refusal Cora offers alternatives and asks that Alice be spared, but Magua rejects compromise. His private grievance becomes a direct threat to the sisters’ freedom and dignity.

The Elusive Defeat

The Elusive Defeat Combat with Chingachgook Magua fights Chingachgook in a struggle that carries the conflict beyond the other combatants. He appears defeated when he falls motionless near the precipice. Escape and continuation Magua rolls over the edge and disappears into the brush. His survival preserves the threat even after the captives have been freed.

The False Trail

The False Trail Deceptive tracks The captors use horses and give the prisoners moccasins, obscuring the ordinary signs Hawkeye expects. The rescue party initially follows a misleading route. Uncas’s observation Uncas notices the unusual gait of the horses and recognizes their tracks. His insight redirects the pursuit and challenges Hawkeye’s assumption that his own expertise is sufficient.

The Broken Branch

The Broken Branch A failed signal Cora bends a branch and drops a glove to mark the captors’ route. A watchful Huron notices the gesture and alters the surrounding brush to disguise it. Reading the alteration Hawkeye later distinguishes Cora’s deliberate break from the Huron’s rough imitation. The rescuers regain a trail from the very effort meant to mislead them.

The Hilltop Approach

The Hilltop Approach Captives in danger The party finds Heyward, Cora, Alice, and David bound while the Hurons prepare torture. Magua is turning revenge into a public spectacle. A sudden assault Hawkeye and the Mohicans strike before the attack on the prisoners can be completed. Their arrival transforms the captives’ final moments into a close, uncertain battle.

The Pursuers’ Evasion

The Pursuers’ Evasion A dangerous halt The party rests at an old blockhouse, where a Huron search party draws near. The fugitives remain silent as the pursuers examine the grave mound. A narrow escape Respect for the dead prevents the Hurons from searching the ruin closely. The rescuers leave, then wade in a brook to conceal their tracks.

The Ruined Fort

After the Surrender A landscape emptied The armies have departed, leaving a silent camp and a fortress reduced to charred beams and broken masonry. The former center of military struggle becomes a place of death. The end of one phase The ruined works mark the cost of the capitulation and the violence that followed it. The search for Munro's daughters now takes over the narrative's immediate purpose.

The Failed Escape

Deception Exposed A humiliating reversal Hawkeye and Uncas escape under disguises, leaving David in Uncas’s place. When the Hurons discover the substitution, their anger reveals the scale of Magua’s loss of control. A new opportunity Magua’s captivity and the escape threaten his standing, but he responds by turning the crisis into a political opening. He presents himself as the strategist capable of restoring Huron advantage.

The Unresolved Release

Law and Loss The limits of authority Uncas’s rise does not free Cora, because he acknowledges Magua’s claim under Delaware custom. Tamenund rules that the Huron may depart with her, frustrating Duncan and Hawkeye. Justice without comfort The ruling protects the tribe’s law from being bent for favored captives, but its consequence is painful. The assembly must soon choose whether its own code can coexist with a rescue effort.

The Pursuit Mobilized

The Balance Turns Again The truce ends Uncas leads the Delawares into a war ceremony when the time allowed Magua has passed. The nation signals its intention to pursue rather than accept the departure as a final settlement. A new campaign Hawkeye retrieves the rifles, scouts probe the woods, and Uncas organizes the warriors. The immediate balance has shifted again, now toward an armed effort to recover Cora.

The Island Assault

The Island Assault Local combat The Hurons attack the island with superior numbers and firearms, overcoming the defenders’ limited shelter. The hidden group is captured after Magua exposes their position. A wider conflict The escape route leads toward the French and British military lines. The island struggle is one episode in a campaign whose scale is larger than the captives can control.

The Hilltop Battle

The Hilltop Battle A rescue becomes combat The rescue party arrives while the Hurons are preparing torture. Neither side has firearms immediately available, so the fight becomes a brutal hand-to-hand contest. Survivors move onward The rescuers recover weapons and guide the prisoners away. Their success does not end the war; it brings them closer to a fortified position under siege.

The Night Pursuit

The Night Pursuit Enemies close in Hurons follow the fugitives through the forest and nearly find them at the ruined blockhouse. Silence and concealment replace the open violence of the hilltop. The route changes The party escapes detection and reaches the approaches to the French lines. Survival now depends on navigation and deception as much as on combat.

After the captives are brought ashore

Immediately after Magua ends his private interview with Cora

While the Hurons search the island caves

During the evacuation from William Henry

Morning of the surrender

When Webb's letter reaches the fort

During Montcalm's final negotiations

After Webb's letter is read

During the capitulation negotiations

At the end of the siege

Night of August 9, 1757

At dawn on August 10, 1757

Before dawn on the surrender morning

During Montcalm's meeting with Magua

Before the column leaves the fort

As the British column crosses the open plain

During the British withdrawal across the plain

During the attack on the plain

Three days after the massacre, near sunset

Three days after the massacre

During the sisters' captivity in Huron country

At sunset on the third day after the capture

Shortly after the veil fragments are found

Before dawn the following morning

During the overland pursuit north

At sunrise when the party surveys the besieged fort

During the days following the fugitives’ return

After David rejoins the search party

after the Huron council judges the captive

during the Huron council after Magua names Uncas

after Uncas is recognized in the Huron lodge

later that night, after the execution in the council lodge

later that evening, when Duncan follows the Huron chief from the village

that night, after Magua discovers Duncan beside Alice

near midnight, after Duncan and Alice leave the Huron settlement

after the Hurons bring their captives to the temporary village

that night, during Hawkeye’s cavern escape

before dawn, once the escape is discovered

After David's account at the beaver pond

deep in the night, before the Huron village discovers the deception

the next morning, when Magua enters the Delaware camp

the morning after the fugitives reach the Delaware camp

later that morning, as the sun rises above the mountain

before dawn, after the Huron chiefs learn of the escape

during the Delaware assembly, after Magua’s diplomacy succeeds

during the Delaware assembly, after Uncas is brought before Tamenund

moments after the tortoise emblem halts Uncas’s execution

later that morning, after Magua leaves with Cora

during Tamenund’s judgment, after Uncas is freed from the accusation of treachery

during the formal assembly, before Magua states his claim

during the same assembly, after Uncas is brought forward

During Magua’s private conversation with Cora on the hill

During the hilltop conversation after Magua summons Cora

At the conclusion of the hilltop battle

After the Hurons lead their prisoners away from the river

During the pursuit, after the party has traveled many miles

As the rescuers reach Magua’s hilltop encampment

During the night after the hilltop rescue

Three days after the fort's capture

that night, when Hawkeye frees Uncas from the prison lodge

near the end of Tamenund’s judgment, before Magua exits the camp

after Magua leaves, when the sun reaches the agreed point

During the Huron attack on the cave island

At the captives’ attempted execution

After the party leaves the old blockhouse