The Great Pyramids in Egypt being colossal rock structures would act as great vantage points, so I am wondering as to whether or not there were ever wars where the pyramids were a critical point. I am mainly wondering about wars that have taken place in the last 200 years.
I am mainly wondering about wars that have taken place in the last 200 years.
I think I can definitively say that the answer to this is "no." The so-called "Battle of the Pyramids," despite some fictional depictions actually took place in Imbabah, about 8 miles northeast of the Giza Pyramids.
Otherwise, in the past 200 years, I don't believe there have been any battles in Cairo. Cairo was not, for example, a site of major battles in the Anglo-Egyptian War during the British occupation in 1882. It wasn't a site of any battles in either of the World Wars and it wasn't a site of any battles in the Arab-Israeli Wars.
The Great Pyramids in Egypt being colossal rock structures would act as great vantage points
The more relevant hypothetical such site in Cairo would probably be The Citadel, which has a commanding view of the city.
