Colonel Munro Character Analysis in The Last of the Mohicans

Commander of Fort William Henry, near Lake George, the English Colonel Munro is the father of Alice and Cora, and the head of a doomed attempt to resist the siege led by Montcalm, commander of the French forces in the French and Indian War. Munro is later reunited with his daughter Alice, and gives Heyward his blessing for their impending marriage. But Munro also mourns his daughter Cora, of whom he was particularly fond.

Colonel Munro Quotes in The Last of the Mohicans

The The Last of the Mohicans quotes below are all either spoken by Colonel Munro or refer to Colonel Munro. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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). Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Bantam Classics edition of The Last of the Mohicans published in 1982.

Hold! ‘Tis she! God has restored me to my children! Throw open the sally-port; to the field; . . . pull not a trigger, lest ye kill my lambs!

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Page Number and Citation: 161

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I will meet the Frenchman, and that without fear or delay; promptly, sir, as becomes a servant of my royal master.

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Page Number and Citation: 181

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Heyward, give me the sacred presence and the holy sanction of that parent [Munro] before you urge me further.

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Page Number and Citation: 300

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Colonel Munro Character Timeline in The Last of the Mohicans

The timeline below shows where the character Colonel Munro appears in The Last of the Mohicans. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...Lake George, to Fort William Henry, just adjacent to that lake, in order to aid Munro, the officer in charge of Fort William Henry, which lies close to the French lines.... (full context)

...embroiled in a “strange accident” involving Alice and Cora’s father (who is revealed to be Munro, the officer in charge of Fort William Henry)—but Heyward tries to soothe Alice’s worries, saying... (full context)

...whether that is a wise move—leaving the party—since Magua has been promised a reward by Munro, commander of Fort William Henry and father to Alice and Cora, if the whole party... (full context)

...Alice regrets aloud that she and her sister wanted so dearly to see their father, Munro, at Fort William Henry, wondering if they are not causing the man to worry. But... (full context)

...implies that, if Magua turns his sympathies back toward the English—if he double-crosses the Mingos—then Munro would guarantee Magua a large reward upon the safe return of the Munro daughters to... (full context)

...the Mohawk camps near Fort Edward, and was eventually taken in as a guide to Munro and his men. Munro had a strict rule against natives drinking alcohol, and when Munro... (full context)

...middle. They head north, toward Fort William Henry, in the hopes of meeting up with Munro and his men there. (full context)

...himself and gain entry to the fort on account of the band containing two of Munro's daughters—a kind of “gentleman’s agreement” between commanders. But Hawkeye replies that the band would never... (full context)

...the walls of the fort, where Alice and Cora call out, saying that they are Munro’s daughters and in need of protection. Munro, at the walls, hears his daughters’ cries, and... (full context)

...them thus far, and Cora goes on to say that she worries about her father Munro’s health and reputation should he French defeat the English in the siege and take over... (full context)

Munro meets with Heyward, telling him that Hawkeye has passed through enemy lines and been released... (full context)

Montcalm welcomes Heyward, and Heyward rapidly realizes that Montcalm expects Heyward, as Munro’s emissary, to sue for peace and give up the fort to the French. But Heyward,... (full context)

Heyward returns from Montcalm’s camp, and finds Munro seated with his two daughters within Fort William Henry. Munro and his daughters have been... (full context)

Munro is surprised; he had assumed that Heyward wished to marry Cora. Munro says he will... (full context)

Munro’s first wife, however, then died in the West Indies, and he and Cora moved back... (full context)

Suddenly, however, Munro snaps out of his sadness and asks, in an officious voice, if Heyward has news... (full context)

Montcalm speaks with Munro, again saying that the British have been overwhelmed by French forces. Munro, indignant, replies that... (full context)

The morning after, Munro, Heyward, Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook walk out on the field where the massacre has taken... (full context)

Chingachgook and Uncas eat around a campfire within the ruined fort, and Munro retires to his quarters to spend the night alone, and to worry about the fate... (full context)

The next morning, Hawkeye wakes up Munro and Heyward, and the five of them move, on rocks and twigs (so as not... (full context)

Uncas, Chingachgook, and Hawkeye begin paddling the canoe, with Heyward and Munro sitting towards its rear. As the band gets out farther into the center of Lake... (full context)

Hawkeye, Uncas, Chingachgook, Munro, and Heyward begin speaking to David. David says that Alice and Cora are all right,... (full context)

...band are aghast at this judgment, and Heyward says that he could surely arrange for Munro and the English to pay a large ransom on Cora’s behalf. But Tamenund says that... (full context)

...however, Heyward and Hawkeye hear shots fired from behind enemy lines, and recognize Chingachgook and Munro, who have been hiding in the woods away from danger—the two are making a rearward... (full context)

...subdued fashion, the nearly complete destruction of the Huron village. In the Delaware funeral ceremony, Munro sits with Cora’s body in one ring, and Chingachgook with Uncas’s in another. Tamenund, patriarch... (full context)

Munro then walks with the Delawares as they bury Cora’s body on a small knoll nearby,... (full context)