François Ignace Schaal
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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. He was one of six children (four of whom grew to adulthood) of Jean-Baptiste Schaal, a lawyer in Colmar and Anne Barbe Kubler.[1][2]
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François Ignace Schaal | |
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Born | 5 December 1747 (1747-12-05) Colmar (Alsace), France |
Died | 30 August 1833 (1833-08-31) (aged 85) Sélestat (Bas-Rhin), France |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France France |
Service/ | Cavalry |
Years of service | 1768–1791 1791–1814 |
Rank | General of Division |
Awards | Order of St. Louis |
Other work | Mayor, Sélestat, 1800–1807 delegate of the Bas-Rhin to the Legislative Assembly 1808–1812 |
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