After being exchanged, Provera rejoined József Alvinczi's Habsburg army in the third attempt to relieve the Siege of Mantua. In bitter fighting at the Second Battle of Bassano on 6 November 1796, Provera's division lost 1,000 casualties but helped repel Bonaparte's attack. He brought up reinforcements in the Austrian victory at the Battle of Caldiero on 12 November. During the losing effort at the Battle of Arcole on 15 to 17 November, Provera defended the village of Belfiore di Porcile against the daily attacks of André Masséna's French division.