<P> Magua is a fictional character and the main villain in the novel The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper . This historical novel is set at the time of the French and Indian War . A Huron Indian chief, he is also known by the French alias "Le Renard Subtil" ("The Wily Fox"). </P> <P> Magua is the enemy of Colonel Munro, the commandant of Fort William Henry, and attempts on several occasions to abduct the colonel's daughters, Cora and Alice . He also assists the French leader, the Marquis de Montcalm, in his attack on the fort . </P> <P> Magua reveals how his life was shattered by being abducted himself by the Mohawks, the traditional enemies of the Huron . His life was spared and he was adopted into the tribe . During his time with the Mohawks, Magua met up with Colonel Munro, who punished him by tying him to a whipping - post for drinking whiskey, which he calls fire - water . Later, when he returned to the Huron village, he found that his wife had married another . </P> <P> In the novel, his attempts to force Munro's daughter Cora to become his wife and his hatred of the English lead to his downfall and death . He captures both daughters, but is pursued by their father, David Gamut, Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas . Magua kills Uncas during his attempt to free Cora, and one of Magua's companions stabs Cora, causing her death . Hawkeye soon shoots Magua, who falls from a cliff shouting his defiance to the end . </P>

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