⁣During the 1700s, in the Great Lakes region the British troops have driven the French out and with help from the mercenary Hessian troops the British plan to annihilate the native tribes of the Ottawas.

⁣ Chief Black Wolf and his tribe are accused of breaking the treaty. It is up to Hawkeye and Chingachgook to clear them. Things are complicated by an inexperienced, by the book, young officer.