The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete".

The regiment served in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War, where it earned a Gold Medal of Military Valor.

[5][6] During World War II the regiment was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia", with which it served in the Invasion of Yugoslavia.

In 1861 the battalions joined the Royal Italian Army and were assigned to the newly formed Bersaglieri regiments, which at the time had only administrative functions.

In 1895-96 the regiment provided ten officers and 423 troops to help form the I, III, IV, and V provisional battalions, which were deployed to Eritrea for the First Italo-Ethiopian War.

During the battle the XXVII Battalion's 4th and 5th companies were driven back by Ottoman troops and around 290 Italian soldiers surrendered.

By 17:00h the situation was stabilized by the arrival of a battalion of the 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino", which together with the 57 survivors of the 4th and 5th companies drove the Ottoman troops back.

[1][5][6][10][11] In October 1917 the brigade fought in the Battle of Caporetto on Monte Piana and on Mauria Pass.

In October 1918 the brigade participated in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, initially at Serravalle and then at Revine Lago.

On 28 May 1918 the regiment's XV Battalion left Italian Libya and returned to Italy, where it was assigned on 29 June 1918 to the 5th Group of the 2nd Assault Division, with which it continued to serve until the end of the war.

Over the course of the war the battalion was awarded three Silver Medals of Military Valor: one for the conquest of Monte San Michele in July 1916, one for the tenacious defense of Hill 144 east of Monfalcone from 14 to 16 September 1916, and one for breaking through the Austro-Hungarian lines at Revine Lago on 30 October 1918.

On 23 March 1921 the Cyclists Company was disbanded and the battalion's three Silver Medals of Military Valor were affixed to the flag of the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment.

The same year the regiment reformed the XXXIII Battalion and received the 71st Cannons Company, which was equipped with 47/32 mod.

On 6 March 1941, the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment was deployed to the Vipava Valley, and on 11 April the whole division participated in the Invasion of Yugoslavia.

One month later, on 1 July, the regiment's depot in Gradisca d'Isonzo formed the LI Bersaglieri Training Battalion, which the regiment ceded one month later to the 2nd Cavalry Division "Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro".

The regiment was disbanded by German forces one day after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943.

[5][6][13] After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile the XXXIII Battalion, together with other Italian units based in Corsica, fought against retreating German forces.

The battalion was named for Jamiano, where the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment had earned a Silver Medal of Military Valor during World War I.

The flag, motto and traditions of the 182nd Armored Infantry Regiment "Garibaldi" were assigned to the 11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera".

With the traditions the battalion also inherited the regiment's right to wear a red tie with the formal uniform.

[15][16][17] On 12 November 1976 the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone assigned with decree 846 the flag and traditions of the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment to the battalion.

During the night of 5 to 6 April 2004 forces of Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army occupied the three main bridges in Nasiriyah.

The Maneuver Support Company is equipped with M106 120mm mortar carriers and Dardo IFVs with Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles.