She took part in several small engagements, capturing Spanish and French ships before she was sold in 1812 for breaking up.

[4] On 3 March 1800, Entreprenante, Phaeton and Minotaur shared in the capture of the Madona del Grazie, which they sent into Leghorn.

[a] On 29 March, Entreprenante captured a Genoese vessel from Capraia bound for Genoa with a cargo of corn.

The squadron also included HMS Minotaur, Phoenix, Mondovi, and the tender Victoire, all under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Keith.

[13] In 1850, the Admiralty authorized the issue of the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt" to any surviving members of her crew that came forward to claim it.

[16] Entreprenante accompanied the Lee (Blue) Division under Vice-admiral Collingwood,[17] but she took no actual part in the fighting.

After the battle, Entreprenante was sent to Faro, Portugal, carrying Collingwood's dispatches announcing the British victory.

[e] The Admiralty issued the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Trafalgar" to any surviving members of Entreprenante's crew that came forward to claim it.

Still under the command of Young, Entreprenante spent 1806 in the English Channel, watching the French fleet during the blockade of Brest, France.

[4] On 28 June she was unsuccessful in rescuing the schooner Capelin, which had run onto the Parquette Rock while reconnoitering the harbour at Brest.

[4] Entreprenante found herself becalmed off the Spanish coast near Castle Ferro, between Málaga and Cape De Gatt on the morning of 12 December 1810.

[24] Whilst on this duty, the British spotted two French privateers coming into the harbour, escorting a prize.

Williams collected a reply from the Governor for Lieutenant-General Colin Campbell at Gibraltar, and Entreprenante made her way out of the harbour.

She was the Spanish brig St. Joseph (San Jose), out of Cadiz and Gibraltar, and had been captured whilst sailing to Tarragona.