 At the Battle of Saint-Eustache he again distinguished himself by his enthusiasm.Following the battle, the French Canadian rebels falsely accused him of cruelty, and even of walking knee deep in the blood of the rebels, when in fact he had just brought his horse to water at the stoups of the church.Later, having billetted his troops at Saint-Hyacinthe, Gugy stayed at the house of Jean Dessaulles, where the children of his enemy Papineau had taken refuge.