about five o'clock
At the same time , he pushed forward a column from Fort Niagara to Lewiston , to disperse a body of the enemy collected at that place . General Brown now advanced in force from Chippewa against the British position at Lundy 's Lane . Riall was compelled to fall back before the immensely superior American force , and the head of his column was already on the way to Queenston . General Drummond coming up with his re-enforcements about five o'clock , countermanded the movement of retreat , and immediately formed the order of battle . He occupied the gently swelling acclivity of Lundy 's Lane , placing his guns in the centre , on its crest . His entire force was sixteen hundred men , that of the enemy was five thousand . The attack began at six o'clock in the evening , Drummond 's troops having that hot July day marched from Queenston landing .