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In 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars.
(A) In 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars
(B) The Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in 1813, which was called the Battle of Leipzig and which became the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars
(C) In the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig
(D) 1813 saw the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in which the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire
(E) The Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, was a conflict between the Sixth Coalition and the First French Empire in 1813
(A) In 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars
(B) The Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in 1813, which was called the Battle of Leipzig and which became the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars
(C) In the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig
(D) 1813 saw the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in which the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire
(E) The Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, was a conflict between the Sixth Coalition and the First French Empire in 1813
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All right, I am seeing sufficient discussion to warrant a full response, so I will post my thoughts on each answer choice below in an effort to help the community. Since the whole sentence is underlined, we can go straight to the answer choices.
ayushx
There is a phrase to begin the sentence and a modifying phrase to end the sentence, but the part in the middle is a clause. The Sixth Coalition is the subject, and attacked is the verb. The information is presented in a straightforward manner: year, subject, verb, direct object, prepositional phrase, modifier. There are no obvious grammatical or semantic errors here. Keep checking in other answer choices.
ayushx
By and large, a which clause will comment on the noun that immediately precedes it, and in no way can we construe the First French Empire and the Battle of Leipzig as one and the same. This is a confusing sentence, not what we want in SC.
ayushx
There is nothing outright wrong in this sentence, but stacking phrases in the beginning delays the main clause and makes the sentence harder to follow. (I sometimes talk about how the GMAT™ prefers right-branching sentences, those that place the subject and verb closer to the beginning, with modifiers following.) Notice how distant the Battle of Leipzig is from the largest conflict, even though they are the same thing. We have left a perfectly clear original sentence for one that is poorly constructed.
ayushx
Again, I am not sure the construct at the beginning is absolutely incorrect. You can see sentences such as, January 2021 saw a new U.S. President elect take office. But the verb within the object—take, in my sentence—is missing from this iteration of the sentence in question. A year saw a battle take place would be fine, but a year saw a battle? That does seem to personify the year. Get rid of this one.
ayushx
The placement of the phrase in 1813 muddles the meaning of the sentence. Yes, the modifying phrase the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars can effectively be skipped over when interpreting the main clause, but in 1813 can be viewed in two ways:
1) the battle took place in 1813
2) the First French Empire of 1813 (perhaps there were several) took part in the battle
This is confusing. Which one is correct? Although the context seems to point more to the first interpretation, we cannot say for sure without looking at the original sentence for guidance. Hence, this is a sub-optimal sentence, one that we should put aside.
I hope that helps. Good luck with your studies.
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In 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars.
(A) In 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars (Correct use of modifiers placement)(Better option among all) (Correct)
(B) The Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in 1813, which was called the Battle of Leipzig and which became the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars (1813 was not called as the battle. Which is wrongly modifying year) (Incorrect)
(C) In the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig (All wars in 1813 or The sixth coalition in 1813? Ambiguous! Did Napoleon fought all wars in 1813?) (Incorrect)
(D) 1813 saw the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in which the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire (Year saw the battle?)(No, INCORRECT)
(E) The Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, was a conflict between the Sixth Coalition and the First French Empire in 1813 (All napoleon wars were a conflict? Nope!, Incorrect modifier placement) (Incorrect)
(A) In 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars (Correct use of modifiers placement)(Better option among all) (Correct)
(B) The Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in 1813, which was called the Battle of Leipzig and which became the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars (1813 was not called as the battle. Which is wrongly modifying year) (Incorrect)
(C) In the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in 1813, the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire in the Battle of Leipzig (All wars in 1813 or The sixth coalition in 1813? Ambiguous! Did Napoleon fought all wars in 1813?) (Incorrect)
(D) 1813 saw the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in which the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire (Year saw the battle?)(No, INCORRECT)
(E) The Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, was a conflict between the Sixth Coalition and the First French Empire in 1813 (All napoleon wars were a conflict? Nope!, Incorrect modifier placement) (Incorrect)
) "Battle of L" that took place sometime in 1813 - by changing the topic to 1813, this presents in a somewhat distorted representation of the semantic emphasis intended by the author in the original sentence. 
