During the French and Indian War of the 1750s, sisters Cora and Alice Munro are desperate to leave Fort Henry to join their father Colonel Munro, the commanding officer of nearby Fort William Henry. Unbeknownst to them, the fort has fallen into the hands of the bloodthirsty Huron Indians and their father is being held hostage. Magua, the Indian scout who agrees to escort the sisters to Fort William Henry, is secretly in league with the Hurons and plans to betray them. Frontier scout Hawkeye and his Indian allies arrive to thwart Magua"s plans, enabling Cora and Alice to reach the fort and their father. But Magua"s treachery (and lechery) knows no bounds, unleashing a fierce, climactic clash between sworn enemies. In the end, only one can survive - and the seeds of a new nation will be sown.