# Simon Girty — Betty Zane character guide

> Simon Girty in Betty Zane by Zane Grey.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Girty, Simon, Mr. Simon Girty, the tories Girty

**First appearance:** 0007-iv

## Snapshot

A notorious renegade whose name carries a chill through the frontier, he turns British gold and Indian war cries against the settlers of the Ohio Valley.

## Who they are

Girty moves through the border country as the settlers' most feared enemy, a white man who has thrown in with the British and their Indian allies. His menace is the shadow that makes Fort Henry's walls feel thin and every distant war whoop feel personal. He matters because the dread he spreads turns an already dangerous wilderness into a place where loyalty, courage, and survival are tested daily.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/ix)

White man who speaks with Isaac in Cornplanter's camp, identifies him, and later tries to intercede during the torture.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/x)

Mentioned as urging Indians on during the battle and present at Crawford's burning.

### [The Siege Intensifies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/xiii)

Leads the demand for surrender, taunts the defenders, and commands a picked band of Indians.

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