Lord Cornwallis has been criticised for not destroying Tipu Sultan when he had the chance to do so after the third Anglo-Mysore war. Which one of the following consideration was not a factor taken into account by Cornwallis in taking his decision?
(a) Sickness spread among the English troops
(b) War with France, and the consequent alliance between Tipu and the French, were apprehended
(c) The territory was too large to be administered with any
(d) Cornwallis was ill-disposed towards the court of Directors who were advising full annexation