 During the Anglo-French wars, the Abenaki were allies of France, having been displaced from Ndakinna by immigrating English people.An anecdote from the period tells the story of a Maliseet war chief named Nescambuit or Assacumbuit, who killed more than 140 enemies of King Louis XIV of France and received the rank of knight.Not all Abenaki natives fought on the side of the French, however; many remained on their native lands in the northern colonies.