 When the cursed pirates ambush "Dauntless", Gillette, who was left in charge of "Dauntless" at the time, fights off the cursed pirates with the remainder of his crew before Norrington and his men arrive to reinforce the dwindling resistance against the pirates.He survives the final battle of "The Curse of the Black Pearl".It was at first believed that he perished during Norrington's ill-fated pursuit of Jack Sparrow between the events of "The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "Dead Man's Chest", but he returns unharmed in "On Stranger Tides" as Captain Barbossa's third-in-command aboard HMS "Providence".