Cretan Revolt
"Troude" initially remained with the active units of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1897. Later that year, she served as the flagship of Rear Admiral Édouard Pottier in the Levant Division at the start of the Cretan Revolt of 1897–1898. By 1898, the armored cruiser had replaced "Troude" as the flagship, allowing the latter to return to France. "Troude" served in the North Atlantic Division in 1900, along with "Amiral Cécille" and "Suchet". "Troude" and her sister ships had been deactivated and placed in the reserve fleet by January 1901.