sentences:  The commander of the Italian 9th Army based in Albania, "Generale d’Armata" (General) Alessandro Pirzio Biroli, placed the commander of the XIV Corps, "Generale d'Corpo Armata" (Lieutenant General) Luigi Mentasti in command of all Italian forces in Montenegro, and gave him orders to crush the revolt.Pirzio Biroli directed his forces to avoid "acts of revenge and useless cruelty".Nevertheless, in crushing the revolt dozens of villages were burned, hundreds were killed and between 10,000 and 20,000 inhabitants were interned.