Giovanni Marchese di Provera

Giovanni Marchese di Provera
The French captured Provera for the second time when his troops were surrounded near Villa La Favorita on 16 January 1797.
Born	1736 (1736) Italy
Died	5 July 1804 (1804-07-06) (aged 68) Venice, modern-day Italy
Allegiance	Habsburg monarchy
Service / branch	Infantry
Rank	Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Battles / wars	Seven Years' War Battle of Kolin War of the Bavarian Succession Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) War of the First Coalition Battle of Millesimo Second Battle of Bassano Battle of Caldiero Battle of Arcole Siege of Mantua
Awards	Order of Malta, Knight

Giovanni Marchese di Provera or Johann Provera (1736 – 5 July 1804) served in the Habsburg Austrian army in Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars, rising to command a 9,000-man independent corps during the War of the First Coalition. Previously, he fought in the Seven Years' War, the War of the Bavarian Succession, and the Austro-Turkish War. In 1796–1797, Provera played a significant role in three Italian campaigns against the Republican French army of Napoleon Bonaparte.