Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: The third version was published in the later stages of the war , and after the independence of the Dutch Republic was confirmed in the Peace of Westphalia ( 1648 ) .
Simplified: The third version was made late in the war . It was made after the freedom of the Dutch Republic was given in the Peace of Westphalia of the year 1648 .