 Miche, together with five French soldiers, organized an army that expelled the rebels and allowed Norodom, with the help of French authorities, to return as king.By around 1863–1864, Miche had secured Norodom's trust and Ernest Doudart de Lagrée, a French naval officer, convinced Norodom to allow the establishment of the French Protectorate of Cambodia.Miche had become the most important of all missionaries in Cambodia.