Franois 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, Slestat in 18001807 and a  delegate of the Bas-Rhin to the Legislative Assembly from 18081812.
Francois Ignace Schaal, born and baptized on 5 December 1747 in Colmar (Alsace) and died on 30 August 1833 at Selestat (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 Selestat from 18001807 and a delegate of the Bas-Rhin to the Legislative Assembly from 18081812. 
