Hurricane Catastrophe Gonzalo was the second tropical cyclone , after Hurricane Fay , to directly strike Attack the island of Bermuda in a one-week time frame in October 2014 , and was the first Category 4 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe since Hurricane Catastrophe Ophelia in 2011 .

Gonzalo struck Attack Bermuda less than a week after the surprisingly fierce Fay ; 2014 was the first season in recorded Recording history to feature two hurricane Catastrophe landfalls in Bermuda .

After Hurricane Catastrophe Fay caused Causation extensive power outages on the island just days before , residents of Bermuda were forced Request to complete preparations for Gonzalo in haste .

Many roads were impassable Having_or_lacking_access immediately following the hurricane Catastrophe , and in many cases the damage Damaging done by Gonzalo was indistinguishable from that of Fay .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Blanchetaque was fought Hostile_encounter on 24 August 1346 between an English army under King Edward III and a French force commanded Control by Godemar du Fay .

Hearing of a ford Motion_directional at Blanchetaque , from the sea , Edward marched Motion_directional for it and encountered Hostile_encounter the blocking Hindering force under du Fay .