Prince Anuwongse, also known as Prince Anu, of Laos wanted to free Vientiane from subordination to Bangkok. This was during the reign of King Rama III. Prince Anu had got help from King Rama III in his rule of Vientiane and notwithstanding this, in 1827 Prince Anu rebelled against Bangkok capturing Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima) while his forward troops ransacked Sara Buri. The residents of both town were captured and taken as prisoners.

During his return journey, Prince Anu was attacked by the prisoners. Among the prisoners, there were two who would help to free the captured prisoners and they were the Deputy Governor and his wife, Mo. Mo arranged the women prisoners to use their feminine wiles against the Laotian troops. The women managed to get the entire troop drunk and then they slipped away and released all the male prisoners who killed the drunk soldiers and set free the remaining prisoners.

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