On 11 October 1797 the Brutus took part in the Battle of Camperdown under Rear-Admiral Johan Bloys van Treslong.

Brutus soon left the battle, when she couldn't reach the flagship Vryheid because the burning ship Hercules blocked the way.

After the battle, on 13 October, the ship was found by the frigate HMS Endymion and was attacked.

Brutus sailed deeper in the Dutch waters of the Goeree channel, where she was no longer pursued by the British vessel.

In the years 1811-1813, the ship formed part of the French navy, but she was returned to the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1814.