 Eventually people from the Philippines, primarily from Luzon, were recruited by France which was then in alliance with Spain, to at first defend Indo-Chinese converts to Christianity which were persecuted by their native governments there, extended to eventually conquer Vietnam, Laos and re-establish Cambodia as a French Protectorate (As Cambodia was invaded by Thailand and liberated and re-established by Franco-Filipino-Spanish forces), albeit under French dominion, as they established French Cochinchina which was centered in Saigon.In China, Filipinos were used as mercenaries in the successful suppression of the anti-foreigner Taiping rebellion.In the Americas, in contrast, Filipinos were very active in Anti-Imperialist uprisings, Overseas Filipinos living in Louisiana were soldiers serving under Jean Lafayette in the defense of New Orleans in the War of 1812 against a Britain wanting to re-invade America.