Battle of Corrin

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In the fictional Dune universe, the Battle of Corrin was the climactic battle of the Butlerian Jihad, ending in human victory and the destruction of the Omnius Evermind. The battle was led by Supreme Bashar (formerly Primero) Vorian Atreides, and his subordinate Bashar Abulurd Harkonnen - the grandson of Xavier Harkonnen, who perished killing the traitorous Grand Patriarch Iblis Ginjo. Before the battle, the Omnius Evermind - with the input of the independent robot Erasmus - launches all the human slaves on Corrin into orbit on transport barges, rigged with explosives that will detonate if the human fleet crosses a demarcated line, killing approximately 2 million human slaves as well as a clone of Serena Butler. He called this the Bridge of Hrethgir.

Despite the threat, Supreme Bashar Atreides decided to continue the attack, believing that the League of Nobles would be unable to summon the political will to finish off the last Evermind on Corrin if they did not act immediately. When Abulurd Harkonnen objected, the latter was relieved of command. However, Abulurd Harkonnen believed in delaying the attack to save the two million human hostages so strongly that he snuck out of his quarters and sabotaged the fire-control systems of the entire Vengeance Fleet. Despite the efforts of Omnius and Abulurd, the humans prevail and the hostages do not die (Erasmus cancels the plan last minute as Gilbertus Albans, his "son," had joined the hostages.) The last evermind is destroyed; however, Omnius Prime manages to transmit a copy of itself into space.

This battle is where the rift between Houses Atreides and Harkonnen originates. Vorian Atreides was so angered by Abulurd's actions that he renounces their friendship and suggests during Abulurd's trial for treason that the charge be changed to that of cowardice - a suggestion promptly taken up resulting in Abulurd's exile to Lankiveil. There, when Abulurd - and his wife, and the rest of their village- died of a fever, the Harkonnen sons were quick to blame the Atreides. Eventually, their myths grew into accepted fact and this was the direct cause of their vendetta against the Atreides.

House Corrino takes their name from this battle: Faykan Butler, then Viceroy, took the opportunity to combine the powers of Grand Patriarch and Viceroy into one title, Emperor, and changed his name to Corrino in the process - taking credit for the victory which rightfully belonged to Vorian Atreides.