Which one of the following was not a factor for La Bourdonnais to defy Dupleix in giving back Madras to the English East India Company?
ATo assert his independence by not submitting to Dupleix's authority.
BPossibly received a private gift from the English East India Company.
CLa Bourdonnais had already pledged his word for a ransom from the English in lieu of giving back Madras.
DLa Bourdonnais had been ordered to leave the Coast and return to Mauritius by the French home government.
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