The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo".

In World War II the regiment was assigned to the 102nd Motorized Division "Trento", with which it fought in the Western Desert Campaign in North Africa.

After being reformed in Tripoli in Libya the regiment fought in the Tunisian Campaign, where it was destroyed for a second time.

[4][5] In 1976 the regiment's flag and traditions were assigned to the 10th Bersaglieri Battalion "Bezzecca", which had become an autonomous unit on 21 October 1975.

In 1895-96 the regiment provided 23 officers and 267 troops to help form the I, II, IV, and V provisional battalions, which were deployed to Eritrea for the First Italo-Ethiopian War.

On 23 May 1915, the day Italy entered the war, the 7th Bersaglieri Regiment was deployed in the Ledro valley, where over the course of the summer it clashed with Austro-Hungarian forces.

On 22 October 1915 the X Battalion pushed Austrian forces out of the villages of Pieve di Ledro, Locca, and Bezzecca.

[2][4][5][7][8] 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.

This proved quickly to be inadequate and in spring 1916 the army began to form dedicated machine gunners companies.

[9] After World War I the Royal Italian Army reduced its forces and the VII Cyclists Battalion was disbanded in 1919.

[5][10] On 4 April 1940 the regiment reformed the XI Battalion, and received the 106th Cannons Company, which was equipped with 47/32 mod.

At the time the regiment consisted of the following units:[5][10] In December 1940 the British Western Desert Force commenced the Operation Compass to expel the Italian 10th Army from Egypt.

In March 1941 the Trento was ordered to North Africa, where it participated in the Western Desert campaign.

On 18 November 1941 the British Eighth Army launched Operation Crusader to relieve the siege of Tobruk.

In May and June 1942 the regiment fought in the Battle of Gazala, during which it participated in the Axis capture of Tobruk.

On 29 June the regiment entered Mersa Matruh and accepted the surrender of 6,000 British troops and captured a great deal of supplies and equipment.

In July 1942 the regiment fought in the First Battle of El Alamein during which it defeated an attack by the 9th Australian Division.

On 25 November 1942 the 102nd Motorized Division "Trento" was declared lost due to wartime events and on 15 December the regiment arrived in Tripoli, where it was assigned to the Libya Training Center Command.

The regiment then fought in the Tunisian Campaign: in March 1943 in the Battle of the Mareth Line and then in the Axis retreat towards Tunis.

On 13 May 1943 Axis forces in Tunisia surrendered and the 7th Bersaglieri Regiment was declared lost due to wartime events.

[11] On 12 November 1976 the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone assigned with decree 846 the flag and traditions of the 7th Bersaglieri Regiment to the battalion.

[4][5] After the end of the Cold War Italian Army began a drawdown of its forces and the 3rd Mechanized Brigade "Goito" was scheduled to disband on 1 June 1991.

[4][5] The reformed regiment consisted of the 11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera" and was assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo".