Claim: François Ignace Schaal was a French general and statesman who commanded the Army of the Rhine from 14 February to 29 April 1795 and served as the Mayor, Sélestat in 1800–1807 and a  delegate of the Bas-Rhin to the Legislative Assembly from 1808–1812.
Evidence: François Ignace Schaal, born and baptized on 5 December 1747 in Colmar (Alsace) and died on 30 August 1833 at Sélestat (Bas-Rhin), was a French general and statesman of the French Revolutionary Wars and the First Empire. Although only a brigadier general, he commanded the Army of the Rhine from 14 February to 29 April 1795. He was mayor of Sélestat from 1800–1807 and a delegate of the Bas-Rhin to the Legislative Assembly from 1808–1812.