In war-torn Colonial America in the midst of a bloody battle between British the French and Native American allies Cora Munro the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately a group of three Mohican trappers including Hawkeye a rugged frontiersman and the adopted son of the Mohicans comes to their rescue. A passionate romance soon blossoms between Cora and Hawkeye but many forces test their love as they continue to journey through the Frontier.