Claim: François Ignace Schaal(5 December 1747-30 August 1833) was a French general and statesman of the French Revolutionary Wars and the First Empire, 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.