BLACK RIFLE: A famous "Indian fighter"
ELIHU STRONG: A Massachusetts colonel
ALAN HERVEY: A New York financier
STUART WHYTE: Captain of the British sloop, Hawk
JOHN LATHAM: Lieutenant of the British sloop, Hawk
EDWARD CHARTERIS: A young officer of the Royal Americans
ZEBEDEE CRANE: A young scout and forest runner
ROBERT ROGERS: Famous Captain of American Rangers