# The Last of the Mohicans — Character guide

> Key figures in The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper.

- [Major Duncan Heyward](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/major_heyward.md): A young British army officer escorting the Munro sisters through the wilderness.
- [Magua](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/magua.md): A cunning Huron warrior who seeks revenge against Colonel Munro.
- [Hawkeye](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/hawkeye.md): A white frontiersman and scout, also known as the long rifle.
- [Uncas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/uncas.md): The young Mohican warrior, son of Chingachgook, and last of his tribe.
- [Cora Munro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/cora_munro.md): The elder daughter of Colonel Munro, brave and dignified.
- [Alice Munro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/alice_munro.md): The younger daughter of Colonel Munro, fair and gentle.
- [Chingachgook](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/chingachgook.md): The Mohican chief and father of Uncas, a wise and noble warrior.
- [David Gamut](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/david_gamut.md): A psalm-singing music teacher who accompanies the party.
- [Colonel Munro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/colonel_munro.md): The Scottish commander of Fort William Henry, father of Cora and Alice.
- [Marquis de Montcalm](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/montcalm.md): The French general commanding forces in North America.
- [Tamenund](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/tamenund.md): The ancient and revered Delaware sage who judges Uncas.
- [General Webb](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/general_webb.md): The British general at Fort Edward who delays sending reinforcements.
- [Major Effingham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/major_effingham.md): A British officer and friend of the Munro family.
- [Sir William Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/sir_william_johnson.md): The British superintendent of Indian affairs.
- [Huron Warrior](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_of_the_mohicans_se/characters/the_huron_warrior.md): A generic Huron warrior encountered by the party.

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