Giovanni Marchese di Provera

Giovanni Marchese di Provera
Giovanni Marchese di Provera
	General Giovanni Provera taken prisoner by French forces after the Battle of Millesimo, 14 April 1796
Born	1736; Italy
Died	5 July 1804 (aged 67–68); Venice, modern-day Italy
Allegiance	Habsburg monarchy
Branch	Infantry
Rank	Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Conflicts	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.