"The Last of the Mohicans" Chapter 17 Summary

Chapter 17 is about the English leaving the fort and surrendering it to the French. During the exodus they are attacked by thousands of indians. The indians proceed to just massacre everybody. The image of a mother and her baby being brutally murdered by a large indian before the attack is very powerful and instills a feeling of disgust and hatred towards the indians. During the attack the indians kidnap Alice and Cora and ride off with them while David chases after them.